The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 29, 1978
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 AM
4:37 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 301.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 16.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.32° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.73° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.